A Cat a Day, almost every day: Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2023
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Monday 6 November 2023
We left Gharagab at about 7am and with Debbie at the helm as she prepared for the mornings
4 x 4 driving
The road out o Gharagab is quite challenging, with numerous dunes to practice your driving skills before you get to the last, and most technical dune just before the Nossob riverbed
Debs made the most of the practice runs and got over the monster first time. No problem except for a husband who complained endlessly that she was bouncing around too much for his liking
We drove back to Polentswa, collected our trailer from the Lodge and set up camp.
We saw absolutely nothing the whole day so all I have to show you from that Monday are some scenic photos of our evening drive
A Black backed jackal
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And a wonderful Polentswa sunset
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You did see a jackal
Lovely scenery shots
Lovely scenery shots
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Excellent scenic shots, Gavin!
And well done, Debbie!
A dog a day!
And well done, Debbie!
A dog a day!
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Tuesday 7 November 2023
Our second cat free day!
It had been a pretty hectic night, where we did not get much sleep. We had decided to put the fly sheet over the tent and had not secured it properly.
And the wind decided to blow up a storm
Flap flap flap.
Grrr Grrr Grrr
Needless to say we were awake early and set off as soon as we could to the Polentswa waterhole, where we sat for a while.
With nothing much going on, we decided to head up north to Lijersdraai, where we did one of the off road loops.
Still nothing to be seen
Well not really, I am lying. On our morning drive we did see:
Another little Sh*t (AKA as a Black Backed Jackal)
( The reason for the name is to follow in a few episodes time )
This Tawney Eagle
and
a skenk
Before we went back to camp for brunch
Our second cat free day!
It had been a pretty hectic night, where we did not get much sleep. We had decided to put the fly sheet over the tent and had not secured it properly.
And the wind decided to blow up a storm
Flap flap flap.
Grrr Grrr Grrr
Needless to say we were awake early and set off as soon as we could to the Polentswa waterhole, where we sat for a while.
With nothing much going on, we decided to head up north to Lijersdraai, where we did one of the off road loops.
Still nothing to be seen
Well not really, I am lying. On our morning drive we did see:
Another little Sh*t (AKA as a Black Backed Jackal)
( The reason for the name is to follow in a few episodes time )
This Tawney Eagle
and
a skenk
Before we went back to camp for brunch
Wishing I was in the KTP
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An evening drive down south to Kousant was also pretty uneventful, barring a sighting of the Juvenile Bateleur Eagle at the Polentswa waterhole
This evening, with no wind and a stunning sunset we celebrated another day in the Kgalagadi with a great braai and a glass or two of the Cape’s finest
This evening, with no wind and a stunning sunset we celebrated another day in the Kgalagadi with a great braai and a glass or two of the Cape’s finest
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A sleepless night is not the best, not even on a holiday
Looking forward to the explanation of the Sh*t
Looking forward to the explanation of the Sh*t
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Nice, Gavin!
Ja, not nice sleeping in a tent in the wind!
A dog a day still!
Ja, not nice sleeping in a tent in the wind!
A dog a day still!
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Wednesday 8 November 2023
We woke up to the best sound in the world
Lions roaring, and getting closer
So, as soon as we could, we set off to the waterhole to see if we could find them.
Lot’s of lion spoor on the road, but no lions.
We waited around for a while, but all was quiet.
I needed to do some payments on the internet for work, and we needed to top up with diesel and ice, so we needed to get to Nossob.
The road down was quiet.
We did see this Pale Chanting Goshawk,
and when we got to Bedinkt, we heard that there were lions at Cubitjie Quap
Well when we got to Cubitjie Quap, I knew that work’s payments would need to wait
We had mating lions right next to the road,
We woke up to the best sound in the world
Lions roaring, and getting closer
So, as soon as we could, we set off to the waterhole to see if we could find them.
Lot’s of lion spoor on the road, but no lions.
We waited around for a while, but all was quiet.
I needed to do some payments on the internet for work, and we needed to top up with diesel and ice, so we needed to get to Nossob.
The road down was quiet.
We did see this Pale Chanting Goshawk,
and when we got to Bedinkt, we heard that there were lions at Cubitjie Quap
Well when we got to Cubitjie Quap, I knew that work’s payments would need to wait
We had mating lions right next to the road,
Wishing I was in the KTP
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Sorry, lots of pics to follow, with very little narration
Pretty Lady (even if blind in the one eye)
And her man
Ready for the next session
Pretty Lady (even if blind in the one eye)
And her man
Ready for the next session
Wishing I was in the KTP